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Definition of: metallurgy
(met′ə·lûr′jē) noun
The art or science of extracting a metal or metals from ores, as by smelting, reducing, refining, alloying, electrolysis, etc. [<NL metallurgia <Gk. metallourgos working in mines <metallon mine + -ergos working]
—met′al·lur′gic or ·gi·cal adjective
—met′al·lur′gi·cal·ly adverb
—met′·al·lur′gist noun
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